After AIIMS, CBI confirms Death by Suicide in Sushant Singh Rajput case: Report

After AIIMS final forensic report, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has confirmed that Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide: reports Indian Express

Published: Wednesday,Oct 07, 2020 08:04 AM GMT-06:00

Kajal Gupta

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput died on June 14 2020. Initially what looked like a suicide case was later being probed by three top agencies including the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation and the Narcotics Control Bureau.

As the latest reports, the CBI's verdict in the Sushant Singh Rajput case matches with the “case of suicide” report submitted by the AIIMS doctor's panel.

As reported by Indian Express, the Central Bureau of Investigation has confirmed actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death by suicide. Reportedly, the crime scene was re-created during the investigation, where no evidence of murder was found.

According to the IE report, the CBI will now focus on the catalysts that can be the reason behind the actor giving up on life which can be professional rivalry, drug abuse, nepotism in Bollywood.

Sushant's initial autopsy was conducted by the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. However after the CBI took over the case, a a panel of AIIMS doctors re examination the remaining viscera samples and submitted the revised autopsy report in Sushant's death case, which ruled out the murder theory. The AIIMS report concluded that the actor's death is ‘a case of hanging and death by suicide’.

The report also added sources as saying that the AIIMS report stands by it's initial finding. Reportedly, the agency had taken it's forensic team to Sushant's Mumbai residence, where he was found dead. The team had re-created the scene with a life-size dummy.

“The crime scene recreation fit with the idea of a suicide. There was no evidence of forced entry, no signs of struggle (during a scuffle) on the body and initial forensic reports did not suggest poisoning or sedation. The circumstances pointed towards a suicide. But to be doubly sure, the matter was referred to a panel of doctors from AIIMS, which has now come to the same conclusion" IE quoted an official as saying.

Meanwhile, on Monday, the CBI issued a statement stating that the investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput case is is still continuing and all the aspects are being looked meticulously.